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Monthly Archives: May 2014

Just last week, the former owners of Decoster Egg Farm were in the news yet again. The United States charged Austin ‘Jack’ Decoster and his son, Peter, with introducing adulterated food into interstate commerce. The government alleges they are responsible for the 2010 salmonella outbreak that caused thousands of people to get sick and led to […]

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May 26th is Memorial Day, a day for us to reflect, honor and remember all of our military members who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. The men and women who put their lives on the line so we can all live in peace deserve the very best benefits our country […]

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From the time of the firm’s founding in 1976, McTeague Higbee has been a union law firm. Our identity has been forged and reinforced through decades of representing shipbuilders, papermakers, electricians, plumbers and pipefitters, carpenters, laborers and other workers who have been fortunate enough to belong to a union. Through these years, McTeague Higbee has […]

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On May 6, 1964, 50-years ago, Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke at Bowdoin College about the civil rights movement and the importance of ending segregation and discrimination in America. He set the focus of his speech on the question of whether we are “making any real progress in the area of race relations in our […]

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Maine at Work

Karen Bilodeau and Ben Grant are attorneys at the workers' rights law firm McTeague Higbee. With experience in both state and federal courts including national litigation, they have particular prominence in labor and employment litigation, workers' compensation, and construction accidents.
They use this blog to educate Mainers about their workers' and individual rights in a number of different legal matters. For more information, go to www.mcteaguehigbee.com.